Ladakh is a region administered by India as a union territory, and constituting a part of the larger region of Kashmir
It is bordered by Tibet to the east, the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh to the south, Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan to the west, and the southwest corner of Xinjiang across the Karakoram Pass in the far north.
It extends from the Siachen Glacier in the Karakoram range to the north to the main Great Himalayas to the south.
In August 2019, the Parliament of India passed an act by which Ladakh became a union territory on 31 October 2019.

The largest town in Ladakh is Leh, followed by Kargil, each of which headquarters a district. The Leh district contains the Indus, Shyok and Nubra river valleys. The Kargil district contains the Suru, Dras and Zanskar river valleys. The main populated regions are the river valleys, but the mountain slopes also support the pastoral Changpa nomads. The main religious groups in the region are Muslims (mainly Shia) , Tibetan Buddhists (40%), Hindus (12%) and others (2%).
Ladakh is one of the most sparsely populated regions in India and its culture and history are closely related to that of Tibet.

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